Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-25
fed q young SOW will make considcrs-

BILE growth while sucking her pigs
though she will weigh lighter from loss
of fat. The increased 20 will be
where il is needed for breeding pur-
poses. in length OF body. For sows
much inclined to fatten the oatmeal
should be dropped. Bran and skim
milk with dshwater will keep such
in better breeding condition than AM
heart.er food.
DISTRIBUTING MANURE EVENLY.
On most long-tilled farms the yearly
crop is largely dependent on tho year
ly application of manure. 1t is there
fore important that the manure he
evenly distributed; if not, the crop Will
be not only deficient. but uneyenness OF
ripcning # of grain, will make what
there is of it harder to harvest This
is especially true of commercial ma
nures, which. owing to the small
amounts used per acre. cannot easily
be distributed uniformly SO as to cover
the entire surface even with the drill.
On small fields with short bouts il is
generally better done for at each turn
the drller puts in fresh supply and
sees tsat the tubes are working ali
right. II the bout, are long the farm
er puts in larger quantity, which Is
more apt to clog the tubes and cause
them TO distribute mevenly. The re-
suit is seen i'm s,reakcd appearance
Of the field after the grain up, aud
this contiuu-, until harvest. More than
half the val II commercial icrt liZer~
is lost b imperfect a stribuiion through
the drill. Sown broadcast they ARE
still more uuevenly str bucd, and
have the further disadvantage Of not
being in contact with the seed 1t :
/ this last circumstance that makes The
drilling Of commercial mauures so
widely popular. II the work j. well
done il give, The grain a quick, even
start and soon put. it iulo position to
make Is own way To- successful crop.
HARVESTING AND luWsmNG BUCK
WHEAT
Unlike other small grain. tuckwhrat
rpcns so late taaj the sap Is green
straw can only Dee dried ont D, repeated
frecz NJ. II has 10 be- cut before frost
comes. and must then be- If, ioi week.
until The ground lrc,z -. ~ tn : M.
the seed is so thoroughly l1o>enel thsr
,li.ht iurriug viii Ms. it 90 fall out
The on,y binding pos, bic "a -lighO
twist around the top, Ieay Nc the eX
paudcd butt for each bundle o supper
itself on. Bar the straw soon become.
so light that heavy winds throw th,
buckwheat down. Buckwheat is now
often threshed with the common grain
thre,her. but il needs great power t'
put the damp straw through if don'
early, and il the thresh"ng is DELAYED
until late much of the grain will be- lost
Probably the least expensive mode o
threshing buckwheat is the old-fashion
ed way of failing it out The frs
freezing weather will loosen the grain
in the head. when it NAV be LITE,
'alcA"Ai' h'V " "E'"o WIN l Z ~ DpttVi
and drawn TO the barn floor. ] ,yn,
the heads together the straw need no
be- threshed more than half way dow
to the butt, and by turning and shak
ing, nearly all the grain may be 90
out. The straw should not be throw
into the barnyard. where it VIII 90 in
to the manure pile. What seed it con
tains will make bad weed in mos
crops. The straw has very tile valu,
as food, and It's best use is to throw
over sheds where farm stock is kept
1t makes good protection again>
cold. but after one or two years rot
down into rather poor manure 90
AmericUI CWtirdt0r.